Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHUPE, ELIZABETH A

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1643 1644 1645

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner SHUPE, ELIZABETH A is part of Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1643. The examiner has 74 resolved cases on record. The allowance rate for these cases is 66.2 percent, which represents the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant. The median time to reach an allowance is 1338 days. This 1338-day timeline is a factor for applicants to consider when managing their prosecution schedules.

The interview lift is 44.2 percent, which is a value that can be compared to the 66.2 percent overall allowance rate. This 44.2 percent lift indicates that conducting an interview is associated with an increase in the likelihood of a patent being granted. Given the 66.2 percent allowance rate and the 1338-day median, the 44.2 percent lift suggests that direct communication is a strategy for overcoming the challenges of prosecution. With 74 resolved cases, these figures provide a statistical picture of the environment in Art Unit 1643 within Tech Center 1600.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

66.2%
Allow Rate
+6.2% vs TC avg
122
Total Applications
+44.2%
Interview Lift
1338
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 74 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
28.9%
§103 Obviousness
31.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18464580 ANTI-KLK7 ANTIBODIES, ANTI-KLK5 ANTIBODIES, MULTISPECIFIC ANTI-KLK5/KLK7 ANTIBODIES, AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
18249907 MONOAMINE OXIDASE BLOCKADE THERAPY FOR TREATING CANCER THROUGH REGULATING TUMOR ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGES (TAMS) Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17998641 METHODS AND ANTIBODIES IN TREATMENT OF FOCAL SEGMENTAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS (FSGS) Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18547652 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (CAR) SIGNALING MOLECULES FOR CONTROLLED AND SPECIFIC CAR T CELL ACTIVITY Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18114057 Dosing Regimens for Mitigation of Cytokine Release Syndrome Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc
18031969 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OVERCOMING DR5-INDUCED IMMUNE EVASION BY SOLID TUMORS Final Rejection University of Virginia Patent Foundation
17050231 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM Final Rejection University of Virginia Patent Foundation
18167438 METHODS OF SENSITIZING CANCER TO IMMUNOTHERAPY Final Rejection CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
17702131 V-C-FC-V-C ANTIBODY Final Rejection AMGEN INC.
17263675 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CD3-POSITIVE CELL Final Rejection Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
17795829 ANTI-CD30 ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATES AND THEIR USE FOR THE TREATMENT OF NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA Non-Final OA Celgene Corporation
18033165 ANTI-CD20 ANTIBODIES AND THERAPEUTIC USES THEREOF Final Rejection Xencor, Inc.
17921042 TREATMENT OF CANCERS WITH AN ANTIBODY THAT BINDS LGR5 AND EGFR Non-Final OA Merus N.V.
17608101 TEAC AND ATTAC IMMUNOONCOLOGY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Revitope Limited

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